Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案)

A jobless man wanted very much to work as an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test, ”he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail. ” “I’m sorry, ” said the manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job. ”

The man had to leave with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers(零售商)in the US.

One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one. ” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d have been an office boy at Microsoft!”

1.What did the man do for the test?

A.He sold tomatoes from door to door. B.He did the cleaning.

C.He bought computers. D.He filled in forms.

2.Why did the man fail to get the job?

A.Because he didn’t like the manager. B.Because he didn’t pass the test.

C.Because he didn’t have an e-mail. D.Because he knew nothing about computers.

3.The man left Microsoft with _______ in his pocket.

A.only 20 kilos of tomatoes B.only 10 kilos of tomatoes

C.only 20 dollars D.only 10 dollars

4.After the man left Microsoft, what did he do then?

A.He tried to get his e-mail address. B.He asked for another interview with the manager.

C.He thought of an idea to make money. D.He went to find a job in the supermarket.

5.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?.

A.Because he studied hard and used computers well.

B.Because he was smart and hardworking.

C.Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

D.Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.

6.The story wants to tell us ________.

A.computer are very important in our daily life B.everyone can make a lot of money with only $10

C.the manager didn’t find the ability of the man D.nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文)

Mr. and Mrs. William are having their holiday in Rome. It is an old city, and a new city, too. They are staying in a very good hotel in the center of the city.

Rome is ________ a beautiful city. The air is fresh; the sky is clear and blue. Cool wind makes people feel ________. Every day in the morning, the Williams stand by the hotel window, watching the cars________ on the streets. They walk from one place to another. Sometimes they go into a store and buy some presents _______their friends and relatives at home.

People in Rome are hospitable and friendly. The Williams like to talk with the local people and each year they make some new friends in the city. “_________ you are in Rome, you will do what they do and forget all the________from work. ” Mrs. William says. “Rome is the best place to relax. ”

1.A.really B.mostly C.nearly D.almost

2.A.interested B.excited C.relaxed D.sad

3.A.comes and went B.came and went C.coming and going D.comes and goes

4.A.to B.for C.of D.in

5.A.That B.What C.When D.After

6.A.joy B.gladness C.worries D.happiness

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

Think “rock, paper, scissors(剪刀)”is a children’s game? Think again.

Top players a1. the world came together in Toronto to compete(竞争) for a 10,000—Canadian-dollar p2. and the title of World Champion(世界冠军). More than 500 players, including national champions from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.

The game is often used to make decisions and solve some s3. problems. Players hold their fists(拳头) closed and c4. to three before making a fist(rock), a flat hand(paper) or two fingers(scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.

Players have d5. opinions about the history of the game, but it is believed to have been played for centuries in Japan. The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there. In 1918, the n6. was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters(总部) moved from London to Toronto.

The world championship started in 2002 and is held o7. every year.

Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)

It was Christmas Eve already. Bobby’s three sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother, but Bobby didn’t have any money to buy her a present.

Bobby walked along the street. Then, suddenly, he saw a dime(十美分硬币)on the street. But his excitement quickly disappeared(失望) because all the salesmen told him that he could not buy anything with just a single dime.

He saw a flower shop and went inside to ask the shop owner if he could buy a flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner smiled and said, “I just happen to have some roses on sale for one dime a dozen(一打). Would you like them?” Of course Bobby bought the roses at once and returned home.

The shop owner’s wife asked her husband, “Who are you talking to and where are the roses?”

He answered, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I heard a voice and the voice told me to keep a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. Then just a few minutes ago, a little boy came into the shop and wanted to buy a flower for his mother with one small dime. When I looked at him, I saw myself. Many years ago, I was a poor boy and could not buy my mother a Christmas gift. A man stopped me on the street and gave me ten dollars. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was , and I put together a dozen of my very best roses…”

1.When did the story happen?

______________________________________________________________________

2.Who did Bobby want to buy a present for?

_____________________________________________________________________

3.Bobby didn’t feel excited when he found a dime, did he?

_____________________________________________________________________

4.Why did Bobby feel disappointed with a dime later?

_______________________________________________________________________

5.How much did Bobby pay at last?

_______________________________________________________________________

6.What do you think of the shop owner?

_____________________________________________________________________

Writing

Write at least 50 words about the topic “My Plan for the Summer Holiday”. ( 以“我的暑假计划”为题写一篇不少于50个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

（注：文中不得出现具体人名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分）

以下内容可作参考:

What are you going to do during the holiday?

Why are you going to do that?

This woman is _____ actor and that man is _____ cook.

A.a; an B.an; an C.an; a

– Are Lucy and Lily your classmates? – Yes, _____.

A.she is B.we are C.they are

— Hello! May I _____ to Maria?

— Sorry, she isn’t in now.

A.speak B.say C.talk

Thank you ____ your help. It’s very kind ____ you.

A.for; to B.to; of C.for; of

— ______ is this dress, Kate? — It’s Meimei’s.

A.What B.How C.Whose